WHAT’S NEW at Trent University It’s Official! Trent is Ontario’s #1 Undergraduate University 12 Years Running The rankings are in! Trent continues to hold the top spot as Ontario’s number one undergraduate university for 12 years running. The 2023 Maclean’s University Rankings also showcase Trent as a leader in several categories provincially and nationally. Some highlights of the rankings include: • #1 undergraduate university in Ontario 12 years in a row, #4 in Canada • #1 in Ontario and #2 in Canada for overall reputation • #2 in Canada for most innovative • #1 in Ontario for highest-quality, scholarships and bursaries, faculty awards, and student awards • #2 in Ontario for student services and medical/science grants • Trent School of Education–only primarily undergraduate university among top 20 Education programs in Canada
New B.Sc. Degree Examines Data Science through Interdisciplinary Lens Healthcare, social media, the stock market, astronomy. These seemingly unrelated fields all share a connection—big data. With nearly every sector now underpinned by data management, Trent’s new B.Sc. in Data Science is primed to equip students with in-demand skills and hands-on experience to make significant contributions to the complex area of data analysis across a variety of industries and sectors. The new degree leverages Trent’s interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning as students pick a focus in a discipline of their choosing. For example, a student interested in health data might choose courses in sociology, or someone interested in the world of finance can choose business or economics courses. Students will also put learning into practice as they propose, develop, implement and evaluate a data science solution from real-world datasets. Learn more at trentu.ca/futurestudents/datascience
Trent Durham Establishing Itself as an Oshawa Landmark The spectacular new residence and academic building at Trent Durham Greater Toronto Area not only provides students with a bright, modern space in which to live and learn, it truly anchors the campus as an integral part of the Oshawa community. The architectural splendour of the building and Trent Durham GTA’s strong ties to the City of Oshawa were recently recognized with the Urban Design Award from the City. This is 6
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Trent Durham’s second Urban Design Award, having won the 2012 award for its original campus building. “This award recognizes the place Trent Durham has in the overall community: a beautiful landmark of the region, and a centre of learning and space of engagement for the broader Oshawa and Durham communities,” said Dr. Scott Henderson ’84, dean and head of Trent University Durham GTA.
